1995 DODGE NEON Complaints

BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

DRIVER HAD NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR AWHILE. THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. HIGH-BEAM LIGHTS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES & STAYED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

WHILE TURNING THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION STEERING. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE CRACKED PREMATURALLY, RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE ONTO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CLUTCH PLATE CAME APART, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION IMMEDIATELY. VEHCILE WAS NOT ABLE TO GO INTO ANY GEAR.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF HER CAR AND HIT CONSUMER ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, TIRES AND THE STEERING KEEP SHAKING AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP FOUR TIMES ,AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAS BLOWN OUT TWICE, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK TIMING BELT WAS CHANGED AT 61,524 MILES. SWITCH FOR OIL INDICATOR BURNED OUT CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE (5-11-98). *MJS

8 BRAKE FAILURES (METAL TO METAL) WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. BRAKE FAILURES AT THE FOLLOWING MILEAGES; 4714, 8365, 10773, 16695, 21193. 23695, 43024, 48115. MOST OF THE BRAKE FAILURES WERE DUE TO CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE BRAKE PADS. CHRYSLER REPLACES PADS FREE OF CHARGE 1ST 4 BRAKE FAILURES AND #7 AND #8 FAILURES. CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER LEMON LAW PROTECTION EVEN WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT WITH THE TERRIBLE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS 1995 NEON

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AND PARKING THE CAR CONSUMER NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK